From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: 0730 am 1/13/97 pre-flight aircraft - ok. Started both engines, received IFR clearance to ghj NC. Turned heater controls on and felt warm air in about 15 seconds, ground cleared me to runway 7. Taxied about 600 yds. And heater (gasoline) exploded. Shut off both engines and evacuated airplane and fire extinguished.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: 0730 AM 1/13/97 PRE-FLIGHT AIRCRAFT - OK. STARTED BOTH ENGINES, RECEIVED IFR CLEARANCE TO GHJ NC. TURNED HEATER CONTROLS ON AND FELT WARM AIR IN ABOUT 15 SECONDS, GROUND CLEARED ME TO RUNWAY 7. TAXIED ABOUT 600 YDS. AND HEATER (GASOLINE) EXPLODED. SHUT OFF BOTH ENGINES AND EVACUATED AIRPLANE AND FIRE EXTINGUISHED.